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Owner’s Manual
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GE Quality Product
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Part No. 164D3333P185-1 Pub. No. 49-8955-3 180-6C139 04-01 JR
20 and 24 Gas
Ranges
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C N E G R I T IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances. Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene, carbon mono
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Congratulations! Safety Information You Are Now Part of Our Family. Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Welcome to the family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are committed Safety Precautions . . . . . . . 4, 5 to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s Manual and Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 you’ll hear i
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach an approved Anti-Tip device to the floor. (See Installation Instructions.) To check if the device is installed and e
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over the cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe burns. n Let burner grates and other surfaces cool n Do not store or use combustible materials, befor
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SURFACE COOKING UNITS Use proper pan size—Avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to properly contain food and avoid boilovers and spillovers and large enough to cover burner grate. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on range can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily gras
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service FLOORING UNDER THE RANGE Your range, like so many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving the range on this type of flooring, it should be installed on a 1/4† thick sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows: When the floor covering ends at the front of the range, the area that the r
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Using the surface burners. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Lighting Instructions for Electric Ignition Models The surface burners on some models are lighted The electrode of the spark igniter is by electric ignition, eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with constantly burning exposed. When one burner is turned flames. to LITE, all the burners spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean In case of a power failure, you can light around any bur
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Air Adjustment 3/4† An air adjustment shutter for each surface burner Manifold pipe regulates the flow of air to the flame. Air adjustment shutter When the right amount of air flows into the burner, the flame will be steady, relatively quiet and have approximately 3/4-inch sharp blue cones. This is usually the case 3/4† Flame height on HI setting Top burner valve with fac
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Using the oven. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Lighting Instructions for Electric Ignition Models The oven burner is lighted by electric ignition. After the oven reaches the selected temperature the oven burner cycles on To light the burner, turn the OVEN TEMP and off to maintain the selected knob to the desired temperature. The temperature. burner should light within 30-90 seconds. Power Outage—Electric Ignition Models A burner in use when an electrica
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Oven Control Your oven is controlled by an OVEN TEMP knob. It will normally take 30-90 seconds before the flame comes on. After the oven reaches the selected temperature, the oven burner cycles—off completely, then on with a full flame—to maintain the selected temperature. Air Adjustment An air adjustment shutter for the oven burner To adjust the flow of air, loosen the P
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Using the oven. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Shelf Positions The oven has four shelf supports—A (bottom), B, C and D (top). Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the Using your oven for baking and Using your oven for roasting sections. The oven has 4 shelf positions. Oven Vents n The oven is vented through duct n Handles of pots and pans on the openings at the rear of the cooktop. cooktop may become hot if left too close to the vent. n Do
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Using the oven for baking. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. How to Set the Oven For Baking Close the oven door. Then turn the Check the food for doneness at OVEN TEMP knob to the desired the minimum time on the recipe. temperature. Cook longer if necessary. Turn the OVEN TEMP knob to OFF and remove the food.
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Using the oven for baking. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Cookies For even cooking and proper browning, there Pans should not touch each other or the 1 must be enough room for air circulation in walls of the oven. Allow 1 to 1 ⁄2 inch the oven. space between pans as well as from the back of the oven, the door and the sides. Baking results will be better if baking pans are centered as much as possible rather If you need to use two shelves, stagger the
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Using the oven for roasting. Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. Roasting temperatures, which should be low and steady, keep spattering to a minimum. Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats. Roasting is easy; just follow these directions: How to Set the Oven For Roasting Place the shelf in the A or B p
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Using the oven for broiling. Broiling is cooking food by direct heat from above the food. Most fish and tender cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these steps to keep spattering and smoking to a minimum. Your range has a compartment below the oven for broiling. A specially designed broiler pan allows dripping fat to drain away from the food. Both the oven and broiler compartment doors should be closed during broiling. How to Set Your Oven for Broiling You can change the distance of the Turn the
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Broiling Guide n The oven and broiler compartment n When arranging food on pan, do not doors must be closed during broiling. let fatty edges hang over the sides. The fat drippings will soil the broiler n Always use the broiler pan that comes compartment. with your range. n Use tongs to turn the meat. Pierced n If desired, marinate meats or chicken meat loses juices. befor
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Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. Proper care and cleaning are important so your range will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for your range to assure safe and proper maintenance. If your range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is re-engaged properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precau
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Burners The holes in the surface burners of your range To remove burned-on food, soak the surface must be kept clean at all times for proper ignition burner in a solution of mild liquid and an even, unhampered flame. detergent and hot water. Soak the surface burner for 20 to 30 minutes. For more You should clean the surface burners stubborn stains, use a cleanser like Soft
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Care and cleaning of the range. Removable Oven Bottom First remove the shelves from the oven. NOTE: If the oven bottom is replaced incorrectly, it may warp and cause undesirable baking results. The oven bottom lifts from the rear. Grasp each side of the oven bottom and lift upward from the rear until the bottom is clear—lift it to remove from the front. Cleaning the Oven Bottom The oven bottom has a porcelain enamel finish. To protect the oven bottom surface, place a piece of aluminum foil slig
